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Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:46:48 +1100

Autumn Scribble

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:59:52 +1100

Autumn Scribble

Painted in Purple

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:20:53 +1100

Painted in Purple

Black, grey and white scale fabric (For sale...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +1100

Black, grey and white scale fabric

(For sale @ http://www.craftumi.com.au/detail.asp?id=43884)

~ Triangular ~ Some of the fabric that arrived today! Love it :D

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:53:00 +1100

~ Triangular ~

Some of the fabric that arrived today! Love it :D

Project Runway All Stars Ep 4

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:09:20 +1100

What we love from episode 4 of Project Runway All Stars.

Visit their website for all the designs! http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-all-stars/season-1/rate-the-runway/episode-4

{Etsy Favourites}

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:28:45 +1100

What we love on Etsy this week!

Clicking on each photo will take you to the Etsy listing.

Happy Australia Day! Hope everyone has a great and relaxing day...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:58:00 +1100

Happy Australia Day!

Hope everyone has a great and relaxing day with friends and family.

Pictured: Silver fireworks velour (available in our Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/listing/89704428/velour-silver-fireworks)

Australia Day Specials!

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:16:23 +1100

We’re celebrating Australia Day by giving everyone 15% off everything in our Etsy store from (Australian time) January 26 to 29! http://www.etsy.com/shop/altfabrics Just use the code ‘Australia’ when purchasing.

Also, just for our Australian friends, any orders over $25 will get their postage refunded.

{Fabric Landscape}Dark grey fabric with paisley printAlso...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:41:00 +1100

{Fabric Landscape}
Dark grey fabric with paisley print
Also available in our Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/listing/75057469/dark-grey-paisley-jacquard-fabric

{Treasury} Secret Love : Needle Felted Animals

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:58:00 +1100

Our latest Treasury on Etsy, clicking on the photo will take you to the actual listing, and the artist name will take you to their overall store.

‘{Secret Love} Needle felted animals’ by altfabrics

Every time I see these cute little creations I go awwwww :)

Two new fabrics added to our Etsy store this week! Orange...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:34:04 +1100

Two new fabrics added to our Etsy store this week!

Orange Paradise - with a great sunset and palm tree pattern.

Green Leaf - 100% cotton and feels so nice!

{Etsy Favourites}

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:49:00 +1100

What we love on Etsy this week!

Clicking on each photo will take you to the Etsy listing.

~ Ocean ~ Part of the fabric landscape series (and for sale in...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:22:11 +1100

~ Ocean ~

Part of the fabric landscape series (and for sale in our Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/listing/59974466/ocean-mesh-fabric-per-meter)

~ Movement ~ Part of the fabric landscape series An interesting...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:36:00 +1100

~ Movement ~

Part of the fabric landscape series

An interesting fabric design that will be made into a top for a client.

Christine has been busy with bridesmaid dresses for a wedding...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:46:00 +1100

Christine has been busy with bridesmaid dresses for a wedding this weekend, and has just finished the final touch on each of them, these cute little flowers for the waistband.

The main large flower is made from a light weight duchess satin which is used for the underlay of each dress.

The little light blue flowers are usually made from ribbon, but to work in with the overlay of the dresses it was decided to make them in the same silk chiffon, which looked quite a bit trickier!

I’m learning to sew! I’m learning to sew as part of...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:27:00 +1100

I’m learning to sew!

I’m learning to sew as part of our Start Sewing 2012 challenge.
Honestly, now I’m helping Christine sell fabric I feel kind of bad that I don’t sew much (I’ve sewn cushions and a jumper a long time ago and do know the very basics, but not enough to really say ‘I know how to sew’).

Seeing as Christine teaches pattern making and sewing I’ll be taking the journey of learning how to read patterns, cut fabric the right way, and put together some awesome clothes. And I’ll be blogging along the way! My aim is to make 12 items - is that a lot when starting? I really have no idea.

Before Christmas I bought a few patterns and will be starting with the Project Runaway jacket in the photo below. I love jackets so couldn’t resist :)

And the fabric I will be using is a purple check wool blend with silver/grey lining.

Christine did roll her eyes at me when I chose the fabric saying ‘You did have to choose a jacket that wasn’t the easiest for your first project and with a patterned fabric didn’t you? Oh well, we’ll see how good you are at lining up the pattern.’
I probably should have thought about that…

One of our favourite fabrics, which we’ve titled Abstract...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:29:11 +1100

One of our favourite fabrics, which we’ve titled Abstract Ocean because of it’s contrasting blues and oranges. A close up of this fabric shows the colours are made by lots of little triangles. A full view of this fabric drapped shows how stunning it can be!

(and yes it’s available on Etsy! - http://www.etsy.com/listing/89579948/stretch-jersey-abstract-ocean)